Amazon is in business. The Seattle e-retailer, which grew by selling baby wipes and smartphone cases to consumers, is now expanding its influence selling industrial and commercial supplies to companies, too. After quietly building out Amazon Business, its marketplace catering specifically to enterprises large and small, the company on Wednesday revealed that the new site …

Amazon has quickly expanded Prime Now, a delivery service that offers paper towels, video games or even lunch in two hours or less. But ever since the service launched in late 2014, customers could only make orders on the Prime Now mobile app. Hoping to bring the service to even more people, Amazon on Monday said it has launched PrimeNow.com, …

The Apple Watch is beautifully designed and packs in tons of features and apps, but it still isn’t a must-have gadget. Reviewer Scott Stein visits The 3:59 to discuss the Apple Watch one year after its launch. He’s refreshed his review of the device, and he’ll talk about what he’d like to see from the wearable in the future. The …

Amazon, a company known for spending like a drunken sailor, appears to have sobered up. At least for now. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos at the Fire phone launch in Seattle on June 18, 2014 James Martin/CNET The world’s largest online retailer on Thursday reported unexpectedly strong sales and earnings in the first quarter, blowing out analysts’ projections and driving shares up …

Comcast’s agreement to buy DreamWorks Animation could make it a much bigger player in entertainment, but it may take a while before it rivals Disney and its Pixar animation studio. We also talk about whether any other tech company can catch up to Facebook and why Dyson’s new hair dryer is worth a whopping $400. The 3:59 gives you bite-size …

When people think of wine, they might imagine California’s Napa Valley or Italy’s farmland, but almost certainly not eBay’s website. The giant marketplace, which includes 900 million listings of various items at any given time, wants to shift that vision. The company is seeking to become an online destination for your next purchase of pinot noir or chardonnay, along with …

Twitter’s shares are tanking today, as the social network continues to struggle at bringing in new users and keeping up its revenue growth. We debate whether Twitter’s growth problems aren’t really a problem at all and if it’s (gasp) OK for some tech companies to pursue stability instead of constant expansion. Nah, that would be crazy, right? The 3:59 gives …

YouTube has figured out a way to get deeper inside your head. The Internet’s biggest video site on Tuesday rolled out a smarter machine learning engine on its iOS and Android mobile apps, allowing it to serve up better recommendations for viewers. The gussied-up recommendation system is based on deep neural network technology — the same type parent Google uses …

These days, it may feel like smartphones have reached their technological pinnacle, but there’s still a huge number of new features and concepts expected to get crammed into your next or next, next phone. We sit down with reviewer Scott Stein to consider what’s to come in smartphone tech and why Apple’s iconic iPhone may become an even bigger part …

Amazon’s latest culinary stop: San Francisco. The e-retailer announced Tuesday that it has expanded its free, one-hour restaurant delivery service to 33 ZIP codes across the city, partnering with more than 115 local restaurants, including Big Chef Tom’s Belly Burgers, The Monk’s Kettle and Nick’s Crispy Tacos. The Seattle company’s restaurant service is now in eight US markets, with these …